Vulnerable youth – Dependency or independence? School experiences, transitions and adaptation to and within adult life
Engelsk titel: Vulnerable youth – Dependency or independence? School experiences, transitions and adaptation to and within adult life
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Författare:
Langöy, Emmy Elisabeth
;
Kvalsund, Rune
Email: emmyelizabeth@outlook.com
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 54
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 18120146
Sammanfattning
This article examines the factors that influence the potential for independence among individuals experiencing special learning conditions in upper secondary school owing to psycho-social difficulties (PSDs) or general learning difficulties (general LDs). Using longitudinal data collected on 357 individuals from 1995/1996 through 2007, adaptation to adulthood is studied by the logistic regression analysis of two dependent variables – full-time employment and living situation. The situation of the students with PSDs and/or general LDs is compared with the situation of students with other types of difficulties. The results indicate that individuals with PSDs experience greater challenges in obtaining a job and a residence of their own. Having special educational support in schools, such as teaching assistants, seems to have a negative effect on achieving an independent life.